Ours is one of the many blessed families in Springfield which gets benefits from WIC. One of those blessings is that you get an exorbitant amount of baby cereal and jarred baby food. I've been trying to use it at the rate they offer it and that just doesn't happen. I think by the time Autumn would be eating it that fast, she'd be preferring self-feeding methods anyway. So I was trying to find some recipes but could only find suggestions for making cakes or using veggies in soups and sauces, or at best flavoring muffins and pancakes. While that's lovely for adults I wanted something for my kiddos. Maybe a replacement for chicken nuggets, or something. (Zadia eats her fair share of those.) Sadly, the closest thing I could find was for dog biscuits! Now, to be fair, these were biscuits made from baby food and wheat germ, so this is the basis of my first recipe. I hope to come up with more ideas. I tasted these myself and they're pretty tasty, considering they contain no seasonings or salt at all. My kids are napping so I can't get their opinions. I would suggest waiting until your wee one can eat chunkier foods before serving this to them, but you can do what you like.
In a mixing bowl combine 2 cups baby rice cereal, 2-2.5oz jars pureed chicken, 1-4oz jar pureed carrots, and about 1 Tbsp water. This will be a nice thick mixture, like prepared oatmeal. You'll be using your hands to roll these out, so expect to get sticky! Make "sticks" about 2-1/2 inches long and about 1/2 to 3/4 inches wide. Place these on a cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 40-50 minutes, flipping halfway through cooking. Allow to completely cool before serving to your little ones! Makes about a dozen.
Editor's note: After making these, I found many recipes at http://wholesomebabyfood.com/teethingbiscuits.htm. I'm going to try some of these and maybe post my findings.
